Informative speech outline sample
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The document outlines the structure for an informative speech, including an introduction with an attention getter and reason to listen, a thesis statement and preview of main points, three body paragraphs with supporting evidence for each main point, and a conclusion restating the main points and thesis with a closing statement.
Informative speech outline sample
- 1. INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE Student’s Name: Date: Topic: General Purpose:To inform Specific Purpose: Your specific purpose identifies the information you want to communicate in the mode you have chosen. Thesis: The centralidea of your speech. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Something that grabs the attention of the audience. Examples of this: startling statistics, stories, rhetorical questions, quotations, scenarios, etc. This point should be more than one sentence long. B. Reason to Listen: Why should the audience listen to your speech? Make it personal to each of them. C. Credibility Statement: 1. What personally connects you to this topic? 2. What type of research have you done to establish credibility? D. Thesis & Previewof Main Points: (this previewshould reinforce the mode you have selected) I. Thesis:______________________________________________________________________ 1. First, I will describe … 2. Second, I will examine … 3. Third, I will discuss… II. Restate thesis. A. Statement ofthe first main point; you should not use a source in this sentence. 1. Idea of development or support for the first main point a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source) b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) 2. More development or support a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc.- cite source) b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) 3. More development if needed Transition: (Required) Statement ofmovement that looks back (internal summary) and looks forward (preview). B. Statement ofsecond main point. Do not use a source in this statement. 1. Idea of development or support for the first main point a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) 2. More development or support a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) 3. More development if needed
- 2. Transition: (Required) Statement ofmovement that looks back (internal summary) and looks forward (preview). C. Statement ofthird main point. Do not use a source in this statement. 1. Idea of development or support for the first main point a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) 2. More development or support a. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) b. Support material (ex: statistics, quotation, etc. - cite source) 3. More development if needed III. Conclusion A. ReviewofMain Points: 1. Restate your first main point. 2. Restate your second main point. 3. Restate your third main point. B. Restate Thesis: Exact same as above. C. Closure: Develop a creative closing that will give the speech a sense of ending. This point may be more than one sentence. You should refer back to your Attention Getter.